Dr. Patrick Safo, MD, PhD

  • Tucson, AZ
  • Dermatologist
NPI1104088202PAC ID4486810645
Medicare services, 2024
6,427
Medicare patients, 2024
1,319
Part D claims, 2024
1,443
MIPS score, 2024
68
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
4715 E Camp Lowell Dr, Tucson, AZ 85712-1256
Practice phone
Call (520) 955-8395
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Primary practice

Dmc Dermatology

Dermatology practice · Tucson, Arizona

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Dr. Patrick Safo is a dermatologist in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. Safo practices at Dmc Dermatology in Tucson, Arizona.

Dr. Safo's NPI, 1104088202, was assigned on June 30, 2008. Dr. Safo graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2008. Dr. Safo holds Wisconsin license 56518-20.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4486810645
NPI enumeration date
June 30, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(520) 955-8395
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Patrick Safo practices at Dmc Dermatology in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. Safo's primary practice is Dmc Dermatology, at 4715 E Camp Lowell Dr, Tucson, AZ 85712-1256. The practice phone is (520) 955-8395.

  • Dmc Dermatology
    4715 E Camp Lowell Dr, Tucson, AZ 85712-1256Phone(520) 955-8395

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Dr. Patrick Safo is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Safo's primary practice is Dmc Dermatology in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Safo is also affiliated with Tucson Medical Center. The medical group on file is DMC Dermatology & Mohs. Dmand AI also links Dr. Safo to 3 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Patrick Safo's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Safo practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dmc DermatologyAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Patrick Safo is one of 269 dermatologists in Arizona

Dermatology is Dr. Safo's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Safo is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dmand AI has Dr. Safo's licenses on file in 2 states: Wisconsin and Maryland.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Dermatology, WisconsinPrimaryLicense 56518-20 · taxonomy 207N00000X
  • Student in an organized health care education/training program, Marylandtaxonomy 390200000X

Dermatologists near Dr. Safo

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Patrick Safo billed Medicare for 6,427 services in 2024

CMS data shows 6,427 Medicare services from Dr. Safo across 31 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,319 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $581,234 for them.

Medicare services, 20246,427
Medicare patients1,319
Paid by Medicare$581,234
Procedure codes31

Dr. Safo's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 4,1952024: 4,61310%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,2962024: 1,78438%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 362024: 3017%

Where Dr. Safo's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office6,24697%
  • In a facility1813%

Dr. Safo compared with the Arizona median for dermatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Safo
  • Arizona median
Medicare services
6,427vs 3,56680% above
Medicare patients
1,319vs 69889% above
Part D claims
1,270vs 4702.7 times

Medians across 254 dermatologists in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Safo's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Patrick Safo treated 1,319 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 1,319 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Safo in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 641 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.06, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Safo's median patient age at 69, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,319
Average age75
Average risk score1.06
Also on Medicaid4%

Dr. Safo's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Safo's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women63748%
  • Men68252%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Safo's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure71%
  3. Arthritis41%
  4. Ischemic heart disease25%
  5. Diabetes23%
  6. Chronic kidney disease20%
  7. Anxiety18%
  8. Mood disorders18%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Safo's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men46%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Patrick Safo wrote 1,443 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Safo wrote 1,443 Medicare Part D claims for 640 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,270 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $233,668 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 936 claims across 19 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,443
Drugs named by CMS23
Total drug cost$233,668
Part D patients640

Dr. Safo's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,330 claims92%
  • Brand-name113 claims8%

Dr. Safo's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Safo's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics11%159 of 1,443 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 9362024: 1,27036%

Drugs named by CMS: 23 in 2024, 19 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Patrick Safo scored 68 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 68 out of 100 for Dr. Safo for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Safo accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 210 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Safo, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Safo's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 68of 100Final score
  • 35of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Safo ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of skin lesions
94th percentile1,070 procedures
Removal of skin cancer
68th percentile620 procedures
Skin biopsy
96th percentile531 procedures
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
97th percentile210 procedures
Removal or shaving of skin growth
76th percentile34 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Patrick Safo received $53,155 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 244 general payments to Dr. Safo from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Celgene Corporation paid the most, $28,660.

General payments to Dr. Safo by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Safo by kind, 2016 to 2025

$53.2Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$37,84971%
  • Consulting fees$6,42612%
  • Food and beverage$5,19810%
  • Travel and lodging$2,9936%
  • Education$6891%

Companies that paid Dr. Safo the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Patrick Safo graduated from Harvard Medical School

Dr. Safo graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2008.

  1. Medical schoolHarvard Medical School
  2. Board certified in dermatologyAmerican Board of Dermatology
  3. Board certified in micrographic dermatologic surgeryAmerican Board of Dermatology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Patrick Safo's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Patrick Safo's NPI number?

Dr. Patrick Safo's NPI number is 1104088202. It was assigned on June 30, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Patrick Safo?

Dr. Patrick Safo is a dermatologist in Tucson, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).

Where does Dr. Patrick Safo practice?

Dr. Safo practices at 4715 E Camp Lowell Dr, Tucson, AZ 85712-1256. Dr. Safo's primary practice is Dmc Dermatology in Tucson, Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Safo to 3 hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Patrick Safo's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Safo is (520) 955-8395.

What is Dr. Patrick Safo's medical license number?

Dr. Safo holds Wisconsin license 56518-20, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Patrick Safo been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Safo in Wisconsin and Maryland.

Which hospitals is Dr. Patrick Safo affiliated with?

Dr. Safo is affiliated with Tucson Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Safo to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Patrick Safo part of?

Dr. Safo is linked to DMC Dermatology & Mohs. Dmand AI links Dr. Safo to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Patrick Safo accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Safo billed Medicare for 6,427 services in 2024, and Dr. Safo accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Patrick Safo's MIPS score?

Dr. Safo's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 68 out of 100, reported individually.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Patrick Safo see?

CMS counts 1,319 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Safo in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Patrick Safo board certified?

Yes. Dr. Safo is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology.

What services does Dr. Patrick Safo bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Safo's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (17000).

Where did Dr. Patrick Safo go to medical school?

Dr. Safo graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2008.

What drugs does Dr. Patrick Safo prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Safo's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clobetasol Propionate, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Mupirocin.

Has Dr. Patrick Safo received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $53,155 in general payments to Dr. Safo from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Celgene Corporation.

How long has Dr. Patrick Safo been practicing?

Dr. Safo graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

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